Housed in an 18th century pub in the heart of Southsea, The King Street Tavern combines our passion with authentic Smoked/BBQ Meats with great beer. With our focus on the rubs and the infusion of wood smoke our meats are cooked ‘low and slow’ to perfection and paired with our wide range of beers and ales. As the birthplace of Portsmouth’s first genuine Smokehouse The King Street Tavern also boasts a fine selection of big and punchy craft beers, with carefully selected wines and spirits (including world whisky’s, gin’s & rum’s). Our team of friendly and well informed Staff bring you considered hospitality and great service in a classic yet vibrant atmosphere. Eat, drink and let the good times roll!

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Beer

Cask Ales

Wadworth IPA

3.6%

Wadworth Brewery

The main staple session ale, our IPA is an easy drinking all-round ale and is ideal for any pub’s session drinkers. It is light copper coloured with delicate malt aromas, cereal notes and a lingering ﬁnish. This is a traditionally crafted India Pale Ale with a malt-led ﬂavour and character. On the nose, our IPA provides a delightful malt aroma. On the palate it delivers clean and refreshing light malt notes combined with the classic strong hop ﬂavour, and ﬁnishes with a crisp bitterness.

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Cask Ales

Horizon

4.0%

Wadworth Brewery

Wadworth’s own pale golden ale with citrus and hop aromas makes this an ideal choice especially when served cool. A great beer for those new to ale, it’s brewed with Pale Ale malt and four hop varieties. This is an easy drinking yet full ﬂavoured golden ale created using a blend of classic and New World hops. A great beer with food or savoured on its own. Its zesty citrus aromas overlay a heart of classic hoppiness. The zesty notes follow through on the palate backed with a light maltiness and the ﬁnish is crisp, tangy and refreshing.

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Cask Ales

The Bishops Tipple

5.0%

Wadworth Brewery

A strong, citrus, zingy ale. Deceptively light in colour with zesty taste and a lingering hop finish . A well known and respected strong ale.

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Amstel 1870

5.0%

Amstel

In 1870, our brewery was founded by two friends in Amsterdam. They brewed a new, Bavaria-style lager beer that became an instant favourite. Our classic, golden Amstel Beer, with its very distinctive and mildly bitter taste, has over the years become well known beyond the borders of its native country.

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Birra Moretti

4.6%

Heineken

Birra Moretti is a quality beer made in the traditional way. It is the result of a production process that has remained almost unchanged since 1859. It is a bottom fermented beer with a golden colour. This colouring is a result of the type of malt used in brewing. Its alcohol content is 4.6% alcohol by volume. It is not a strong beer and is therefore perfect for drinking at lunch, at dinner or for evenings out with friends

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Hogstar

4.5%

Hogs Back Brewery Ltd

Old style lager but with greater depth of flavour and aroma. Matured for over a month for a deeper flavour Hogstar has all the refreshment of old style lagers but with a greater depth of flavour and aroma, in keeping with the English Ale tradition. With fruity notes upfront and a crisp, fresh finish this is a new style of refreshing lager with a deeper flavour

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Keg Beers

Brugse Zot Blond

6%

Halve Maan Brewery

The quintessential Belgian blonde ale against which all other blondes are compared. It is made in Bruges by the Halve Maan Brewery using 4 different malts to give it a distinctive big body and sweet malt character, while the unique yeast adds notes of banana and plum. The beer has a crisp, clean finish thanks to the hops that also bring a dried-fruit-like edge to the beer.

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Keg Beers

Corvus Stout

4.1%

Wadworth Brewery

Corvus breaks the rules of stout, it is the result of a passionate endeavour to brew the best black beer, which has been perfected over time. It’s evocative with a familiar rich, deep ﬂavour, contrasted by an unexpected light body. Looks almost black, served chilled with a thick creamy head. Distinctly smooth with a subtle aroma of roasted malt and coffee, followed by a creamy bittersweet finish with excellent drinkability

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Bottle Beers

Brooklyn Lager

5.2%

Brooklyn Brewery

American Amber Lager Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Vanguard and Cascade

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Bottle Beers

Summer Ale

5%

Monteiths Brewery

A refreshing spiced, bright gold beer with a real flavoursome zest.

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Bottle Beers

Erdinger Weissbier

5.3%

Erdinger Weissbrau

It is brewed using fine yeast according to a traditional recipe and, of course, in strict accordance with the Bavarian Purity Law.

Cider

Thatchers Gold Cider

4.8%

Thatchers Cider

Thatchers Gold tastes as good as it looks. Using the best of our traditional approach and modern techniques for a refreshing cider with a smooth appley taste and a bright sparkle.

Cider

Westons Country Perry

4,5%

Westons Cider

Made from perry pears and fullly matured in old oak vats to develop its strength and traditional character. Free from all artificial colouring, flavouring and sweetening it retains its natural pale colour.

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Tue 20th Nov @ 7:45 PMOxford City v Tranmere Rovers (FA Cup)Oxford City host Tranmere Rovers in an Emirates FA Cup first round replay at Court Place Farm. A late James Norwood goal denied City a major upset when the two met at Tranmere.

Wed 21st Nov @ 7:45 PMSalford City v Shrewsbury (FA Cup)After holding Shrewsbury Town to a draw, Salford City welcome the League One side to Manchester for an Emirates FA Cup first round replay. A tie with Scunthorpe awaits the winner.

Sun 25th Nov @ 12 PMAston Villa v Birmingham City (Premier League)The Second City derby arrives at Villa Park as Aston Villa meet Birmingham City in the Sky Bet Championship. The hosts won this fixture 2-0 when they met last season.

Sun 25th Nov @ 4 PMWolves v Huddersfield Town (Premier League)Wolves take on Huddersfield Town at Molineux in the Premier League. Huddersfield won 1-0 on their last visit here, in the second tier back in 2017